as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Iñárritu turned out 2022’s divisive but inarguably unique Bardo; and then there’s Roma, Cuarón’s auditing of his childhood by focusing on his unsung nanny and housekeeper.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Up until Cupp’s shocking revelation, the strongest suspects in Mr. Wynter’s murder were White House housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo) and engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez).
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Up until Cupp’s shocking revelation, the strongest suspects in Mr. Wynter’s murder were White House housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo) and engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez).
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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